Independent craft blog since 2007
Spring quilting projects always feel a little lighter and more playful than winter sewing. The colours shift to soft pastels, florals start creeping into fabric collections, and suddenly you’re seeing bunnies, tulips, and little garden-inspired blocks everywhere. Easter quilts are … Read More...
If you’ve ever finished a sewing project and thought, “Well… that didn’t turn out how I imagined,” welcome to the club. Every sewist — absolutely every one — has made beginner sewing mistakes. The difference between people who keep sewing … Read More...
You’ve spent hours stabbing away, your wool creature looks adorable… and then it starts falling apart. The head wobbles, the limbs sag, or worse — the surface starts peeling like a bad sunburn.
If that sounds familiar, you’re not … Read More...
Beth’s sweet Easter card has a wonderful flat shaker element filled with confetti that has a stamped background with a flower basket. All around are little stamped chicks along with a cute snail and a large chick dressed as the … Read More...
Want a legitimate excuse to do more crafting instead of cleaning? Knit up some baskets to help you with your spring organization tasks, and as a bonus you’ll have less yarn you need to store!
This simple garter stitch basket … Read More...
There’s nothing in the world quite like the smell of freshly baked bread wafting through the kitchen. If you know me, you’ll know I have a serious obsession with hot bread straight from the oven. That golden crust, the … Read More...
If you’ve ever tried cutting polymer clay only to have it cling stubbornly to your cutter, you’re not alone. Sticky clay is one of the most common frustrations for beginners and even seasoned makers. The good news? With a few … Read More...
Every year as Easter approaches, quilters and sewists start looking for fabrics that feel soft, gentle, nostalgic, and just a little bit magical. And truly, nothing captures that feeling better than Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny. When … Read More...
There is something about bunny embroidery that never really stops being charming. Maybe it is the floppy ears, maybe it is the soft spring colours, or maybe it is just that rabbits somehow manage to look sweet on absolutely … Read More...
Just to get it out of the way up front, the good folks at BeaverBot sent me a BeverBot Cutter 2 (the B. Rex model, to be precise) so that I could review it for you but I received no … Read More...
Every quilter knows that fabric somehow multiplies when you’re not looking. One minute you’re buying “just a few fat quarters,” and the next thing you know there’s a whole drawer that refuses to close. If you’re going to add … Read More...
How cute is this collection of pattern paper!? This group of four FREE printable Easter paper designs have sweet little illustrations in trendy pink and teal color combinations. One paper has lots of colorful Easter eggs and polka dots on … Read More...
This time of year there are plastic Easter eggs everywhere. I cleaned out my attic recently and we had so. many. eggs that I put a bunch in the donation box and we still probably have more than we need. … Read More...
Perfect — you’re absolutely right. Junk journaling has nothing to do with age. It’s about personality, nostalgia, creativity, and that little thrill when you find a beautiful scrap of paper.
Here’s your rewritten, expanded, SEO-rich version with a warm conversational … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Saturday is where I take a proper look at independent Etsy sewing patterns and the small businesses behind them. Each feature is an honest, practical review written from a real sewist’s point of view. I’m always asking the … Read More...
If you’ve been anywhere near sewing Instagram, Pinterest, or even ready-to-wear kids’ clothing lately, you’ve probably noticed it too — terry toweling is having a real moment. Not the scratchy stuff we grew up with, but soft, modern … Read More...
Do enjoy buying card kits? I love kits because everything coordinates together with matching patterns, color combos and themes it’s so easy to create quick and simple cards with a kit. But maybe you’d like to stretch your supplies and … Read More...
Appliqué has always been one of those quilting techniques that instantly adds personality to a project. Whether it’s delicate floral motifs, seasonal designs, or bold graphic shapes layered onto a quilt block, appliqué gives quilters the freedom to turn fabric … Read More...
It’s common throughout the world that there are fewer statues of women than there are of men, and typically more of the men are real people, while the female statues are often goddesses or characters from mythology.
They’re also often … Read More...
I love introducing kids to stitching in all its forms. Not only did I teach my daughter how to stitch on plastic canvas and fabric (as well as knitting and sewing, we’re still working on crochet), I’ve taught other kids … Read More...
